Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

Comic creator John Yuskaitis returns this week to first help us look at some of the different aliens and UFOs from throughout pop culture in our Retro Roundtable! We look at films like "Independence Day", "Close Encounters of The Third Kind", "Mars Attacks", and more. Let us know your picks in the comments! Then we turn our attention to John to talk about his comics, “The Masked Bug and “Boots and Pup”. The Masked Bug began as a comic idea John spent the better half of the 1990s creating after college. An idea squarely planted in comics of yesteryear, where the heroes and villains were clearly defined and the stories had a campy edge to them!  Set against a backdrop of intergalactic worlds and strange creatures, Boots and Pup chronicles the lives of an extraterrestrial odd couple. Out of balance in their personal lives, Boots and Pup manage to keep a steady but erratic orbit around each other! Find out more about John and his work at BootsandPup.com and on Instagram at the handles below! @BootsandPup @TheMaskedBug CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may remember our guest this week from “Transformers" as the voice of Blur, or from "Saved By The Bell" as Mr. Testaverde. But you undoubtedly remember him as the Micro Machines Man from the 90’s "Micro Machines" commercials. We welcome the fastest talker in the world, actor, singer, and spokesman John Moschitta Jr. to discuss his start in acting, how he was discovered as a fast talker, becoming a pop culture icon, the behind the scenes of the ad industry, and much more. This is one of those great conversations you don’t want to miss! CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning journalist, writer, and podcaster Tom Merritt joins us this week to first help us recall the most memorable fictional space disasters pop culture has to offer. We look at films like Gravity, The Martian, Lost In Space, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments! Then we talk with Tom about his start into broadcasting and his many podcasts. Tom hosts Sword and Laser, a science fiction and fantasy podcast, and book club with Veronica Belmont. He also co-hosts Daily Tech News Show, covering the most important tech issues of the day with the smartest minds in technology. Tom also hosts Cordkillers with Brian Brushwood, bringing people the news they need to watch the TV shows and movies they want when they want and how they want them. That’s not all! There’s also It’s a Thing with Molly Wood, A Word with Tom Merritt with some of the smartest most interesting people on the planet, and Know A little More. Find out more about Tom and his projects at TomMerritt.com! @acedetect @joshua.bellas.art CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian, podcaster, and paranormal enthusiast David Race joins us this week to talk about his starts in broadcasting, interning on the Howard Stern Show, his transition into standup comedy, and his podcast “Monstrosity with David Race”.   "Monstrosity" is David's latest podcast creation. Episodes feature celebrities chatting with David, and a paranormal expert. The show unfolds and changes from minute to minute... Veering from incredible celebrity interviews with unique questions, to terrifying tales, and comedy gold. "Monstrosity with David Race" has been a hit from its inception... Debuting in iTunes Top 200 and Stitcher Top 100 in Week 1! Check it out at MonstrosityPodcast.com! DavidRace.com Insta: @Monstrosity_Pod Twitter: @MonstrosityPod CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Star Trek stars Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, John Billingsley, and Johnathan Frakes this week to not only talk about Star Trek, but to also discuss the upcoming PanCAN Purple Stride Walk To End Pancreatic Cancer. On April 29, 2023, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will take steps together at 60 PurpleStride events across the nation to honor everyone affected by the disease. Armin, Kitty and Jonathan, and some friends that you’re going to be excited about, joined forces with PanCAN two years ago. They were overwhelmed with what they were able to accomplish. So, they're back to raise money, raise awareness and raise hope, as well as the pancreatic cancer survival rate, as part of PanCAN PurpleStride 2023.  You can support Team Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer by visiting the link below. PurpleStride is the #1 way PanCAN raises money to fight pancreatic cancer in a comprehensive way. Join the movement to change the lives of pancreatic cancer patients. Your participation and fundraising make all the difference! pancan.org Support Team Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer: purplestride.org/teamtrek CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air #PanCAN #PurpleStride #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #DeepSpaceNine #Enterprise #Picard #JohnathanFrakes #JohnBillingsley #KittySwink #ArminShimerman  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week artist Joshua Bellas returns to the show as we test out our new studio space. Josh brings some scripted scenes featuring characters from television and movies that have all been generated by ChatGPT. We do our best at voice over, Josh adds some sound effects, and voila, you get ChatGPT Theater! We also spend some time talking about movies we’ve recently seen, the craziness of Kanye West, and the music career of Corey Feldman. Don’t miss this one! @joshua.bellas.art CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Co-Creator Kevin Eastman returns this week to talk about issue one of The Lost Years, The Last Ronin prequel/ sequel comic series from IDW. WARNING: This episode does contain spoilers!! Check out everything Kevin has going on, as well as his upcoming convention appearances, at KevinEastmanStudios.com! Twitter: @KevinEastman86 Insta: @KevinEastmanTMNT CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome game creator Jordan McLaughlin back to the show this week to first help us recall our favorite one on one showdowns in our Retro Roundtable! We look at epic fights that take place in Kill Bill, Dragon Ball Z, Masters of the Universe, and more. Let us know your picks below! Then we talk with Jordan about his upcoming game, Nuns With Nunchucks! Nuns With Nunchucks is a battle card game that will have you rolling with laughter! You'll lead hilarious combatants like Abraham Lincoln's evil twin brother and Kamikaze Kentuckians in their quest to conquer the world. But beware, these nuns pack a punch (and nunchucks!) and will use devastating combos to take down their opponents. Don’t miss your chance to back this project on Kickstarter March 28th! RookieMage.com @RookieMageGames CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome game creator Jordan McLaughlin back to the show this week to first help us recall our favorite one on one showdowns in our Retro Roundtable! We look at epic fights that take place in Kill Bill, Dragon Ball Z, Masters of the Universe, and more. Let us know your picks below! Then we talk with Jordan about his upcoming game, Nuns With Nunchucks! Nuns With Nunchucks is a battle card game that will have you rolling with laughter! You'll lead hilarious combatants like Abraham Lincoln's evil twin brother and Kamikaze Kentuckians in their quest to conquer the world. But beware, these nuns pack a punch (and nunchucks!) and will use devastating combos to take down their opponents. Don’t miss your chance to back this project on Kickstarter March 28th! RookieMage.com @RookieMageGames CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome award-winning graphic novelist, Andrew Howell this week to first help us list movies and series that should’ve been continued in our Retro Roundtable. We look at Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, True Lies, Family Matters, and many more. Let us know your picks! Then we turn our attention to Andrew to talk about his many projects, including his weekly webcomic, Jolly Biscuit! Andrew’s online webtoons have generated up to 50,000 weekly views – millions annually. Andrew also wrote and illustrated his debut graphic novel, Beyond, a comedic supernatural thriller. His work earned him the 2022 eLit Awards Silver Medal Winner for Graphic Novel/Drawn in the Book Humor Cartoon category. Find out more about Andrew and his many projects at JollyBiscyuit.com Instagram: @JollyTheBiscuit Twitter: @MrNubly CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices